BDT Online June 26 2006 News Briefs
Local online edition bdtonline.com reports condensed items dated Monday June 26 2006 covering brief regional updates, community notes, and quick results. The itemized snippets reference area happenings and ongoing local topics with concise summaries.
Buffett Gates pledge boosts global philanthropy effort
The world's richest pair plan to merge fortunes to fund charity as Warren Buffett donates 10 million Berkshire shares worth about 31 billion dollars to the Gates Foundation. The Seattle group, co-founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, now leads a vast global health grantmaking with about 29 billion dollars in assets.
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Microsoft Corp
Melinda
Lotteries Powerball and Win for Life Drawn
Powerball numbers 8 11 30 39 47 with Powerball 23. Win for Life set 2 3 4 27 33 42 with prize line 21.
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Win For Life
Delivery questions for paper delivery line contact
Customer can call the Telegraph delivery line at 304 327 2802 from 7 am to 12 pm seven days a week. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery within the limited delivery area.
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Telegraph Redelivery Line
Maliki offers 24 point reconciliation plan for Iraq
Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki unveiled a 24 point reconciliation plan offering amnesty to insurgents who renounce violence and have not attacked Americans or Iraqis. He urged security forces to rapidly secure the country before foreign troop withdrawal, while addressing militia violence and seeking Sunni participation in a new Iraq. Separately, militants tied to al Qaida claimed the killings of Russian embassy workers in a video released online.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki
U.S
Al-Maliki
al- Maliki
al-Qaida
WV Capitol Complex Ails From Years Of Neglect
The West Virginia Capitol Complex shows widespread maintenance failures including shredded wallpaper, water leaks, rusting ducts, and a disconnected air conditioner. A 7-year-old 5.6 million parking garage exposes poor upkeep blamed on budget constraints and missing plans. Audit cites lack of routine maintenance across nine buildings.
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Charleston
West Virginia Capitol
Capitol
David Oliverio
State General Services Division
Spurrier Jr. a War Hero Faces Quiet life Disruption
The narrative follows James Ira Spurrier Jr. renowned as the Sergeant York of World War II and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, and Croix de Guerre. His postwar life in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia is described as uneasy and potentially unsettled by a looming change.
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James Ira Spurrier Jr
Spurrier
Stars and Stripes
York
West Virginia
Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bluefield urges pet owners to follow spay neuter ordinance
Bluefield officials reaffirm the citys spay and neuter rule for pet owners. Police Chief J W Wilson notes ongoing stray animal issues and urges compliance while outlining exceptions for breeding licenses and unaltered permits from the city clerk.
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Bluefield
J.W. Wilson
Wilson
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